Re: Assembly plant vs manufacture plant
The Rouge was the worlds largest industrial complex in the Model A days.Ford came close to vertical integration,the complete control of raw materials and manufacture of a unit with over 5000 pieces all in one place .Nothing in the world at the time compared to it and the approach to manufacturing as a whole by the world was changed by it. Today we still revere its product,yet the complex fails to exist as it was.This was Fords true achievement and a shining example of American exceptionalism.Not to denigrate our foreign fellow collectors,but truly nothing compared to the Rouge in its day.
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